Department of Veterinary Parasitology

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Technologies Developed

06 MVSc

Students Passed

04

Awards & Fellowships Conferred by our Faculty

AINP(NAIP) 01

Adhoc 08

Miscellaneous 01

Research Projects

Gold Medals : 01

Awards: 06

National Fellowships: 01

NET: 02

Student’s Achievements

Who Are we

The department of Veterinary Parasitology, is an independent department, came into existence in 1991. Prior to that; it was a part of composite department of Microbiology, Pathology and Parasitology since 1986. Post graduate programme was introduced in the department in the year 1999. The main objective of the department is to impart teaching to undergraduate and post graduate students in the field of Veternary Parasitology comprising the field of Veterinary Helminthology, Entomology and Acarology, and Protozoology.

Our Strengths

The research activities of the department have been mainly focused on the prevalence studies of parasitic diseases of animals in different agro-climatic zones of the state. Post graduate research activities are designed as per the needs of the farmers of the state.
The department has developed various diagnostic facilities for parasitic diseases which help in providing routine diagnostic services to college clinics, university dairy farm besides others. Disease investigation laboratory of the department renders emergency services in field conditions during disease outbreaks and provide its expertise in determining the etiology of parasitic diseases and suggests its control measures.
Department is actively engaged in educating the livestock owners/ farmers of the state for prevention and control of parasitic diseases by way of delivering extension lectures in different training programme and giving consultancy services during clinical camps, outbreaks, kisan melas etc.
Current focus is on the status of development of acaricidal resistance in the ticks infesting cattle population of the state and formulation of mitigation strategies for the same

Our Faculty

Dr. Subhash Verma

Head & Professor

Area of Expertise: Mol. Microbiology
Research Interests:Mol. Microbiology/host-pathogen interaction/vaccines/cancer

Dr. Devina Sharma

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Veterinary Helmithology,Veterinary Protozoology,
Research Interests:Acaricidal resistance, Molecular Parasitology, coccidiosis, Ticks and tick-borne diseases,clinical and diagnostic parasitology

Dr. Ekta Singh

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Veterinary Helminthology, Nematology
Research Interests: Anthelmintic resistance, protozoology, helminthology, clinical and diagnostic parasitology, molecular parasitology

Dr. Dipali Parmar

Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise: Veterinary Helminthology, Nemathelminths
Research Interests: Diagnostic parasitology, Gastrointestinal parasitism, Helminthology, Protozoology, Zoonotic parasites

Technical & Office staff

Technical Staff

1. Mr. Harnam Chand

Jr. Technician

Courses offered

S.N.	Course No.	Title of the Course	Credit hours
1.	VPA-501	Platyhelminths-I	2(1+1)
2.	VPA-502	Platyhelminths-II	2(1+1)
3.	VPA-504	Arthropod parasites	3(2+1)
4.	VPA-506	Diagnostic parasitology	2(0+2)
5	VPA-508	Management of parasitic diseases	2(1+1)
6.	VPA-503	Nemathelminths and Acanthocephala	3(2+1)
7.	VPA-505	Parasitic protozoa	3(2+1)
8.	VPA-507	Clinical Parasitology	2(1+1)
9.	VPA-510	Parasitic zoonoses	2(2+0)
10.	VPA-591	Master’s seminar	1+0